Lesley Kinzel

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Why Fat-Shaming by Doctors Really, Really Matters

Between 210,000 and 440,000 people die every year as a result of preventable hospital mistakes. How many of those are casualties of weight bias?

By Lesley Kinzel

New Study Finds That Weight Discrimination in the Workplace is Just as Horrible and Depressing as Ever

Still more research finds that fat women earn less than their thinner peers, but the same can't be said for fat men

By Lesley Kinzel

6 Unexpectedly Absorbing Games to Play on Your Phone While Ignoring Your Family This Holiday Season

Kidding! Don’t ignore your family. Unless your family is awful. In which case, enjoy these distractions

By Lesley Kinzel

How to Respond to a Fat Joke Made About You

Not everyone can be as gracefully cunning as Andy Richter or Gabourey Sidibe, but you can try

By Lesley Kinzel
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